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Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

ED Surge

Today, nearly halfway between its passage at the ballot box and its deadline to reach universality in 2030, Multnomahs Preschool for All initiative is well underway. With the latter, preschool programs are vulnerable to changes in governance or an economic downturn. The goal is to create 11,000 Preschool for All slots by 2030.

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3 global early ed trends to watch this year

The Hechinger Report

Countries building out early childhood systems and investing more Although global investment in early childhood is not at the levels experts would hope for, many are heartened by a few government-led efforts to inject more funding and strengthen standards. And in Austria , the government recently committed to provide more than 4.5

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Youth-Created 360? Films at the United Nations General Assembly

Digital Promise

Their immersive stories will be screened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on September 24 and 25, days on which heads of state and government from around the world will gather to comprehensively review progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs. Watch the MY World 360?

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How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

The Hechinger Report

Automation typically speeds up in the wake of recessions, and the SREB estimates that the pandemic recession is accelerating automation; where it previously predicted that 30 percent of current jobs could be automated by 2030, the SREB has moved that up to 2025. It also creates a huge need for people to build and run the technology.

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Microchip Companies Create Child Care Programs to Win Federal Funds

ED Surge

They’re not in the business of sustaining this beyond their grant from the federal government,” she said. Creating this rule is one way to give the government more oversight, she said. “The concern I have with giving the money to the semiconductor businesses to open up child care is: They’re not in the business of child care.

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Why is it so hard for workers to find new jobs?

The Hechinger Report

And because government policy has tended to focus on the individual worker, and less on influencing the hiring and employment practices of businesses, workers can be left in the lurch even if they successfully complete programs in fields that are billed as high-demand. Collaboration between education and business groups tends to be weak.

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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

The Hechinger Report

Students study for classes at a government school on the edge of the Thar Desert. About 65 percent of India’s students attend similar government schools, many with dismal outcomes. billion people, India is second only to China in population, and will account for 25 percent of the world’s labor pool by 2030. With over 1.3